PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK, May 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) to provide professional scheduling services. The three-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately $3.0 million.
Pursuant to this contract, Hill will be providing consultants and services in connection with scheduling, time extensions and claims review for new capacity and capital improvement projects. In performing these services, Hill will analyze baseline schedules, monthly updates, change order work impacts and other delays that may affect construction.
“We look forward to helping the SCA complete these important capital improvement projects,” said John Milano, P.E., Senior Vice President and Northeast Regional Manager for Hill’s Project Management Group. “We are confident that our team will continue to exceed our client’s expectations,” added Milano.
Hill International, with 4,600 professionals in 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the seventh largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.
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